So, I don't know what was about this weekend, but I ended up watching documentaries and films about rock climbing. Yesterday, I watched two documentaries that had a great impact on me, "Farther than the Eye Can See" and "Blindsight". The first documentary chronicles the remarkable quest of Erik Weihenmayer, who became blind at the age 13, to climb the The Everest, highest peak in the world. The second one shows him leading a group of blind teenagers on an expedition to climb one of the peaks in the Himalayas. The fact that despite becoming blind, Erik not only continued to climb mountains but have successfully climbed the seven highest peaks in the seven continents, is quite remarkable. This made me think, that sometimes having sight is probably not enough, because although we can see the physical world around us, we are not able to see our own inner vision. To me it seemed that Erik is guided by his inner vision which is probably much more powerful than the physical world our eyes can see. Just like he can't experience what we can see, similarly we will never be able to experience what he can feel while climbing those mountains without an eyesight. The second documentary "Blindsight" is equally precious because it not only shows the young teenagers getting ready to climb the mountains, but the fact that they enjoyed every single minute of it. And despite failing health they wanted to continue to ascend. It was quite heartening to see how their teacher, Sabriye, the blond German lady who started the school for blind Tibetan children in Tibet is concerned about the children, as if they are their own. And when one child fell sick, she decided to abort the expedition because according to her there is no triumph in reaching the highest peak, if we can't take care of the weakest. All I can say is that these films are a must watch, because it's not only about reaching the highest peak, but it shows the importance of trust and team work. Better still, these films celebrate the human spirit, which is guided by inner vision....